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 mation continued, with front-page stories and leading editorials, sometimes of extended length.

The next day there appeared both a front-page story and an editorial on this subject, Senator McNary had replied sympathetically to a telegram from the paper urging him to attempt to get the O.P.A. to cut the red tape that had the milk situation tied up. The editorial begin:

"This is a quick and practical answer to the problem of Lane county's market milk producers-give the local O.P.A. power to act! Cut the red tape! Cut out this business of appeals to Portland and San Frrancisco and Washington, D.C., and give local administrators credit for common sense..."

And this editorial concluded:

"The domestic problem of each community is a local problem. Let Washington review local decisions if it must, but save the milk supply first. Cut the red tape!"

Arguing January 10, for better prices for milk, the Register-Guard commented editorially:

"Sure, ration milk and butter and cheese and all milk products, but try to make Congress and the O.P.A. understand that the dairyman must get production costs to protect his present fleet of cows, and he must be encouraged to 'launch' new herds. Or shall we tack up on empty dairy barns: "Spurlos versenkt! By order of O.P.A.""

A few days later (January 17) there appeared an editorial requesting that a competent and fair cost analyst be sent to Eugene to make a first-hand study of milk production. If this were done, it was argued, and the analyst had power to act, "the threatened strike of milk-producers in this area can be averted and the whole controversy settled within a few hours after getting the facts." O.P.A. was credited with entire sincerity; but, it was concluded, it is "definitely dangerous to follow a policy which endangers safe and ample milk supply."

An editorial the next week emphasized that public health, not price, is the vital factor in milk control.

A half-column a few days later, demanded "early action to save dairymen and safeguard public health."

A page 1 story February 1 telling of an advance in wholesale milk prices was followed next day by an editorial on milk-distribution economics, which concluded: